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<div><h1 class="article-title">How do I grade in Gradebook with Quick Entry?</h1></div>
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    <p>Use the <strong>Quick Entry</strong> area of the Gradebook to enter grades and comments for a single item in a simplified interface.</p>
<p>Unlike the standard grading area within the Gradebook, scores and comments entered in the <strong>Quick Entry</strong> area are only saved when the grader uses <strong>Update</strong>. </p>
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    <h2 class="step-title screensteps-heading">Go to Gradebook.</h2>
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    <p>Select <strong>Gradebook</strong> from the Tool Menu of your site.</p>
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    <h2 class="step-title screensteps-heading">Click Quick Entry.</h2>
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    <h2 class="step-title screensteps-heading">Select a Gradebook item.</h2>
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    <p>Open the <strong>Gradebook item</strong> menu to select an item that you wish to grade.</p>
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    <h2 class="step-title screensteps-heading">Enter feedback.</h2>
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<li>Enter scores within the <strong>Grade </strong>field for each student.</li>
<li>Enter comments within the <strong>Comment</strong> field for each student.</li>
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    <h2 class="step-title screensteps-heading">Excuse a student from the assignment. (Optional)</h2>
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    <p>Check the Excused box associated with a student to excuse them from the assignment.</p>
<p>See <a href="content.hlp?docId=howdoiexcludeagradeforaspecificstudent">How do I exclude a grade for a specific student?</a> for more information and for alternate methods of excusing students.</p>
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    <h2 class="step-title screensteps-heading">Set a score for empty grades. (Optional)</h2>
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    <p>Click <strong>Set Score For Empty Grades</strong> to set the same grade for all students that do not yet have a grade.</p>
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<li>Enter a score in the <strong>Set empty scores to</strong> field.</li>
<li>Click <strong>Set</strong>.</li>
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    <h2 class="step-title screensteps-heading">Set a comment for empty comments. (Optional)</h2>
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    <p>Click <strong>Fill Empty Comments</strong> to set the same comments for all students that do not yet have a comment.</p>
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<li>Enter comments in the <strong>Set empty comments to</strong> field.</li>
<li>Click <strong>Set</strong>.</li>
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    <h2 class="step-title screensteps-heading">Click Update.</h2>
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    <p>Move down the page until you locate <strong>Update</strong>. Click <strong>Update</strong> to save the feedback.</p>
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    <p><em><strong>Caution</strong>: feedback will not save automatically! Click <strong>Update</strong> to save.</em></p>
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